U.S. artillery and air strikes killed between 50 and 60 people suspected of being Taliban militants Tuesday, and NATO's civilian chief warned that insurgency-wracked Afghanistan could again become a failed nation if the international community loses the battle to stabilize it.
The U.S. troops, operating under NATO command, battled in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, where an offensive began over the weekend to flush out hundreds of Taliban fighters. NATO has reported more than 200 Taliban killed in the operation.
Fidel Castro, 80, looking gaunt and wearing pajamas in photos released Tuesday, said he has lost more than 41 pounds since intestinal surgery, but his stitches are out and the "most critical moment" of his health crisis is over.
Castro is more than 6 feet tall and in recent years has been on the thin side. But even before his surgery, he looked extremely thin at his last public appearance on July 26 when he gave two speeches in eastern Cuba.
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